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Client Measurements for Couture Ateliers
A client's body is the single most reused piece of data in your atelier — and the most likely to be lost in a notebook. Bomble holds 22 measurements per client, grouped by anatomy, ready to pull onto every order.
Updated 19 June 2026
The short answer
Client measurements are the foundation of every bespoke garment, yet most ateliers keep them in paper notebooks, loose cards or a wall of cells in a spreadsheet — easy to misread, easy to lose, and re-taken or re-typed for every new order. Bomble stores 22 body measurements per client in centimetres, grouped by anatomy so they read like a fitting sheet, and reuses them automatically on each order with per-order overrides when a body has changed. The measurement is taken once and travels with the client.
The problem: measurements scattered across notebooks
Ask any atelier where a returning client's measurements live and the honest answer is usually "in a notebook somewhere," or on a card in a drawer, or in a spreadsheet tab that is a grid of unlabelled numbers. When the client books again a year later, you re-measure from scratch — not because the body changed, but because you cannot trust which figures are current or even find them.
The cost is quiet but constant. Re-taking a full set of measurements is unbillable time on every repeat order. A misread number — a transposed waist, a sleeve length off by two centimetres — is a remake, wasted fabric and a fitting that disappoints. And the day the notebook is lost or the one person who keeps it is away, the client's entire history is simply gone.
- Returning clients are re-measured from scratch because the old figures cannot be found or trusted.
- A wall of unlabelled cells in a spreadsheet is easy to misread under pressure.
- A transposed number becomes a remake — wasted fabric, a failed fitting, a let-down client.
- When the notebook is lost or its keeper is away, the history is gone with it.
The fix: 22 measurements per client, grouped by anatomy
Every client record in Bomble holds 22 body measurements in centimetres — bust, waist, hips, thorax, bust drop, underbust drop, apex distance, front and back body, shoulders, back width, hip drop, waist to floor, heel height, total height, sleeve length, shoulder to elbow, arm circumference, bicep, elbow circumference, wrist and neck. They are grouped by anatomy in the interface, so instead of a flat grid you read them the way you take them, region by region.
Because the measurements sit on the client, they are taken once and stay. The next time that client books, their figures are already there — no re-measuring, no hunting, no transcription. Incomplete-client detection even flags records missing data, so you know whose measurements still need finishing before a fitting.
- 22 stored body measurements per client, recorded in centimetres.
- Grouped by anatomy in the UI so they read like a fitting sheet, not a spreadsheet row.
- Held on the client record alongside name, contact, type, tier, source and notes.
- Incomplete-client detection flags records that are still missing measurements.
Reused on every order, overridden when a body changes
A measurement is only useful where the work happens — on the order. Bomble carries each client's stored measurements onto their orders automatically, so the cutter and the fitter work from the same trusted set rather than a number copied by hand.
Bodies change, though — between collections, between pregnancies, between seasons — and a single gown sometimes needs an adjustment that should not overwrite the client's baseline. Bomble supports per-order measurement overrides for exactly this: the order can hold its own figures while the client record stays clean as the long-term reference.
- Stored client measurements reused automatically on each new order.
- Per-order measurement overrides when a single garment needs different figures.
- The client record stays the trusted baseline; the order holds its exceptions.
- One shared source the whole atelier reads, with per-user permissions on client access.
With Bomble
What you get for client measurements
- 22 stored body measurements per client, in centimetres, covering torso, limbs and height.
- Measurements grouped by anatomy in the UI so they read like a fitting sheet.
- Stored measurements reused automatically on every order for that client.
- Per-order measurement overrides for when a single garment needs different figures.
- Full client records: contact, WhatsApp, type, VIP tier, source, "client since" year, notes and photo.
- Incomplete-client detection that flags records still missing data before a fitting.
- Global search to find any client instantly, with scope-aware per-user permissions.
Frequently asked questions
- How many measurements can Bomble store per client?
- Bomble stores 22 body measurements in centimetres per client — including bust, waist, hips, thorax, shoulders, sleeve length, total height, neck and more — grouped by anatomy in the interface so they read like a fitting sheet rather than a flat grid.
- Do I have to re-enter measurements for every new order?
- No. Measurements are stored on the client record and reused automatically on each new order for that client. You take them once, and they travel with the client to every order they place.
- What if a client's body has changed since the last order?
- Bomble supports per-order measurement overrides. A single order can hold its own adjusted figures while the client record stays as the long-term baseline, so a one-off change never overwrites your trusted reference.
- How does Bomble help me catch missing measurements?
- Client records carry incomplete-client detection, which flags clients whose data is still incomplete. You can filter for incomplete clients so you know whose measurements need finishing before a fitting is booked.
- Is each client's measurement history kept in one place?
- Yes. Every client is one shared record holding measurements alongside contact details, type, VIP tier, source and notes — readable by the whole atelier, with per-user permissions controlling who can view or assign clients.
- Which measurements does Bomble track?
- The 22 fields are bust, waist, hips, thorax, bust drop, underbust drop, apex distance, front body, back body, shoulders, back width, hip drop, waist to floor, heel height, total height, sleeve length, shoulder to elbow, arm circumference, bicep, elbow circumference, wrist and neck.
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Take the measurement once. Keep it forever.
Bomble was built inside a working couture atelier to keep every client's body data trusted, grouped and reused on every order. Free 3-day trial, no card required.